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Jul. 18th, 2008
11:31 pm - Jeremiah 19
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5 They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind:
12 Thus will I do unto this place, saith the Lord, and to the inhabitants thereof, and even make this city as Tophet:
13 And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods.
This one has some hard verses.
03:26 pm - New 'do
New 'do
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Thanks for all the comments. I didn't respond to them all, I'm trying to finish up work so I can scoot out. But I love you guys!!
12:16 pm - What is your favorite tried and true bean stew recipe?
We eat of bean stew in this household, (add your joke here) so I am always on the lookout for something different and flavorful. I'd love to hear your favorites.
02:29 pm - SQUEEK!
Happy Friday!! Lots of exciting stuff going on...
Meeting Dad for a beer at Draught Horse after work and then I'm heading downtown to meet ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small}
90north for a show. Her boyfriend just joined a well-established kick-ass Austin-based band, called The Alice Rose, and they're playing at Stubb's tonight.
I got my hair chopped OFF and it looks awesome. Very sexy, and sophisticated. Not like me at all, but I'll get used to it, haha!
And I just booked a ticket to fly out to Portland in September for drjeff's birthday bash! How crazy is that? Pretty crazy, but I'm stoked. I have always wanted to go, plus tickets were dirt cheap and thatsassylassie offered to put me up for the weekend. YAY!!
Other plans this weekend include hopefully spending a little time with Fin and Siobhan, a Dark Knight matinée, having a few drinks with mc_dork, doing the laundry, and pool time.
Have a good one, y'all!
p.s. I can't stop looking in the mirror. I seriously don't recognize myself. Who's that girl?? LOL.
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excited02:36 pm - 5 Surprising Fat Burners to Help You Lose Weight the Natural Way
5 Surprising Fat Burners to Help You Lose Weight the Natural Way
Pears
Why you need them: Pack the fruit bowl with pears if you want to lose pounds, reports a study out of the University of Rio de Janeiro. In the study, which was published in the journal Nutrition, women who ate three pears a day consumed fewer total daily calories and lost more weight than those who didn’t. Rich in fiber (one pear packs 15% of your daily recommended amount), pears help you feel full and keep you from overeating.
Best way to work them in: Eat a pear before a meal to help curb hunger. Ditch the peeler, though; most of the fruit’s beneficial fiber is in the skin.
Grapefruit
Why you need them: According to researchers at Scripps Clinic in California, eating half a grapefruit before each meal may help you lose weight—up to one pound a week—even if you change nothing else about your diet. The study’s author, Ken Fujioka, MD, says a compound in grapefruit helps regulate insulin, a fat-storage hormone. “Anything that helps lower insulin can help people lose weight,” he explains. “Grapefruit seems to be one of those foods.”
Best way to work them in: Peel and segment; cut into chunks and add to spinach salad. It’s also a great companion with shrimp or peeled, sliced jicama.
Almonds
Why you need them: Eating a handful of almonds a day, along with a healthy diet, might help you zap fat, suggests research published in the International Journal of Obesity. Diet-study participants who ate almonds daily for six months lost 18% of their body fat. Those who followed a diet with the same amount of calories and protein but swapped almonds for an equal number of calories in complex carbs (like wheat crackers) lost only 11%.
Best way to work them in: They’re a great at-your-desk snack—22 almonds add up to one serving. Another idea: chop them finely and add them to oatmeal or yogurt.
Chocolate
Why you need it: Can’t resist a little rich chocolate? No need to: Dark chocolate—and other foods high in antioxidants—may help prevent the accumulation of fat cells in the body, a precursor to heart disease and obesity, according to new research from Taiwan published in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry.
Best way to work it in: Melt a half-ounce of dark chocolate in the microwave for 30 seconds and spread it on half a graham cracker; it’s just 98 calories.
Navy beans
Why you need them: They’re loaded with resistant starch, a powerful fat burner (one half-cup serves up nearly 10 grams of resistant starch). If you eat navy beans and other foods rich in resistant starch at just one meal a day, you’ll burn 25% more fat than you would otherwise, according to researchers at the University of Colorado.
Best way to work them in: Sauté diced onion and garlic in olive oil, add two cans of drained navy beans; purée and serve.
*Health Magazine
02:35 pm - Whole Wheat Blueberry Pancakes
Whole Wheat Blueberry Pancakes
Prep: 3 minutes
Cook: 6 minutes
Makes 3 servings
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Serving size:
Two 5-inch pancakes
Nutrition: Calories 212; Fat 6g (sat 0g, mono 4g, poly 2g); Cholesterol 6mg; Protein 6g; Carbohydrate 34g; Sugars 6g; Fiber 4g; Iron 2mg; Sodium 286mg; Calcium 114mg
*Health magazine
02:33 pm - Easy Summer Pasta
Jamie Oliver is a genius at whipping up fabulous meals from just a handful of fresh ingredients and healthy-pantry staples, so we asked him to share his favorite summertime meal—one that works equally well as a fast weeknight supper and a special dinner for guests. He delivered with this easy and delicious recipe for tagliarini (long, paper-thin noodles) from his recent book, Cook With Jamie. As you cook, check out his secrets for perfect flavor at the end of each step.
Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 20 minutes
Makes 10 servings
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Nutrition: Calories 444; Fat 25g (sat 5g, mono 13g, poly 5g); Cholesterol 14mg; Protein 14g; Carbohydrate 41g; Sugars 2g; Fiber 3g; Iron 3mg; Sodium 417mg; Calcium 181mg
*Health magazine
02:28 pm - Beet Salad
Beets are high in folate, a vitamin that may help ward off heart disease. This dish delivers one third of your daily requirement! The goat cheese provides calcium and makes for a more satisfying meal.
BEET SALAD
Serves 4
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499 calories per serving
8.7 g fat (2.3 g saturated)
61 g carbs
10.4 g fiber
45.5 g protein
*Self Magazine
02:15 pm - Grilled Mahimahi with Avocado Salsa
Grilled Mahimahi with Avocado Salsa
The salsa in this recipe can be served with any grilled seafood, poultry, or meat. Choose the kind of chile you use based on how much heat you like. Serrano chiles are hotter than jalapeño peppers; if you want more kick, don’t remove the seeds. Make sure you wear gloves when handling hot peppers.
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 12 minutes
Marinate: 20-30 minutes
Makes 4 servings
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Nutrition: CALORIES 284; FAT 12g (sat 2g,mono 8g,poly 2g); PROTEIN 33g; CHOLESTEROL 125mg; CALCIUM 49mg; SODIUM 438mg; FIBER 5g; IRON 3mg; CARBOHYDRATE 12g
*Health magazine
02:11 pm - Avocado Soup
Avocado Soup
This recipe makes a flavorful, smooth-textured soup; serve with toasted bread.
Makes 4 servings
Prep: 15 minutes
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Nutrition: CALORIES 194; FAT 16g (sat 3g,mono 10g,poly 2g); PROTEIN 3g; CHOLESTEROL 3mg; CALCIUM 58mg; SODIUM 396mg; FIBER 7g; IRON 1mg; CARBOHYDRATE 14g
*Health magazine
02:01 pm - Grapefruit-Avocado Salad
Grapefruit-Avocado Salad
To remove the citrus fruits’ bitter white pith for this fresh recipe, cut the peel away with a sharp knife. This recipe makes more dressing than you’ll need; you can refrigerate the extra for up to 5 days.
Prep: 18 minutes
Makes 4 servings
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Nutrition: Calories 234; Fat 17g (sat 2g,mono 12g,poly 2g); Protein 3g; Cholesterol 0mg; Calcium 75mg; Sodium 21mg; Fiber 7g; Iron 2mg; Carbohydrates 23g
*Health magazine
01:57 pm - Sweet Frozen Fruit Skewers with Yogurt Dip
Looking for a light summer lunch or snack? You can’t beat this recipe for sweet frozen fruit skewers with yogurt dip.
Prep: 20 minutes
Freeze: 1 hour
Makes 4 servings
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Nutrition: Calories 232; Fat 4g (sat 2g, mono 1g, poly 0g); Cholesterol 3mg; Protein 6g; Carbohydrate 47g; Sugars 38g; Fiber 3g; Iron 1mg; Sodium 101mg; Calcium 132mg
*Health magazine
01:55 pm - 5 Reasons to Love (Good) Fat
5 Reasons to Love (Good) Fat
If you skimp on healthy fats—omega-3s in fish, supplements, and some plant and dairy products—you’re missing out on a great way to help prevent a host of common problems. Here’s a quick look at how good these fats really are, and the best ways to work them into your life.
1. Fight those aches
How omega-3s help: Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center found that nearly two-thirds of patients suffering from chronic neck and back pain stopped needing anti-inflammatory pain pills after taking fish-oil pills for 20 to 30 days. The key may be omega-3s’ ability to fight inflammation.
How to get them: You don’t necessarily have to take the pills, says Joseph C. Maroon, MD, a University of Pittsburgh neurosurgeon. Cold-water ocean fish (salmon, mackerel, herring) and lake trout are the best sources of anti-inflammatory omega-3s.
2. Stay slim
How omega-3s help: Mood swings can lead to bring-on-the-brownies moments that sabotage your efforts to lose weight. Omega-3s may help by stabilizing your moods, says Douglas Bibus, PhD, an omega-3 researcher and scientist at the University of Minnesota’s Academic Health Center.
How to get them: Bibus recommends taking a high-quality supplement for 30 days. If you don’t notice a difference, increase your dosage.
3. Have more “up” days
How omega-3s help: Another form of omega-3s known as DHA makes up 25 percent of your body’s brain fat and manages the production and flow of the feel-good chemical serotonin. People who battle depression seem to be DHA-deficient.
How to get them: Researchers believe a DHA supplement may be a gentler (and ultimately more effective) alternative to antidepressants, says David Perlmutter, MD, author of The Better Brain Book and an expert on the relationship between nutrition and neurological disorders. But don’t count on just any supplement available at a drugstore or on the Web.
4. Breathe easier
How omega-3s help: Omega-3s may help reduce the inflammation associated with asthma. In a recent Indiana University study, patients taking fish-oil supplements were better at controlling exercise-triggered symptoms than people taking a placebo or just eating a normal diet were.
How to get them: A supplement is your best bet, Bibus says.
5. Keep your heart healthy
How omega-3s help: In addition to fighting inflammation, omega-3s may lower blood pressure and reduce clotting. And they may help fight diabetes, too. “Diabetes has a strong inflammatory component, which leads to a much greater risk of developing heart disease,” Bibus explains. Omega-3s help cells lower blood sugar, a key to avoiding diabetes, Perlmutter adds.
How to get them: Eat plant foods like flax, walnuts, spinach, arugula, avocados, and canola oil, and soy products like full-fat tofu and edamame. They have a form of omega-3s called ALA that may help prevent heart disease, according to Harvard Medical School scientists. Also eat coldwater fish twice a week. And if you like eggs, shop for brands like Eggland’s Best that contain high levels of omega-3s. Bon appétit.
*Health magazine
12:33 pm - Odd thing this morning
So this morning, while the bus was waiting at the Snelling and 94 exit intersection, the bus driver pointed out that there were a large number of RVs heading south on Snelling. When we crossed the intersection, we realized that they were lined up for blocks. I could see they extended well past University.
Anyone know what was going on St. Paul that would require such a large number of RVs. All towing SUVs behind them?
09:41 am
I apparently have a tendency to get obsessed for a bit when I discover something new that I like. I have got to chill out on the sewing obsession, so that it doesn't become (or stay) first and foremost in my thoughts, so I'm not letting it come between me and God, or me and my family. It's amazing how quickly that can happen. Not that I'm not taking care of my family or totally ignoring the Lord, but still. There is such a thing as too much of a good thing.
Poor Carter's foot is all swollen; he's on two antibiotics. I asked the doctor if he was allergic to ant bites, since he had a reaction like this before when he was bitten. The doctor said he's not allergic, per se, but that some people's bodies are really good at fighting of the infection/poison of the bite, and some people's aren't, and Carter is in the latter category, so we have to really watch out for him and bugs.
The other day I squished a bug, and felt really, really bad about it. I certainly wouldn't like it if someone came along and just squished me for no reason. I even felt sort of bad for killing the ant that was biting the crap out of Brynn. I've been trying to just shoo them out, or take them outside instead now. I don't know what I'll do if we get a really big spider in here again, though; I'm really freaked out by them!!
Thank you all so much for your kind words on my last post. I still feel bad about it, especially as Carter was feeling worse for a bit this morning, but you did help me to not feel so bad. I have great lj friends!! bigh *hugs*!!!
08:37 am
Someone posted a meme before about 5 simple pleasures in your life. I did it once listing things that made me feel great- but there are subtle things that make you feel good too....
1. Clean sheets
2. A nap outside
3. Seeing a family member after a long time away
4. Seeing an old friend
5. Watching little children play
03:00 pm - Proposed Tax Changes
E-mail compares proposed changes in taxes after the 2008 presidential election.Jul. 17th, 2008
10:51 pm - Friday Five -- July 18, 2008
This week's questions were suggested by frieliegh.
1. If you could change one life-changing event in the life of someone important to you, would you?
2. Which do you think is easier to do, being friends for many years, or being life partners for many years?
3. Have you ever walked away from someone you considered a friend?
4. If you had to choose between telling the truth and hurting a friend or lying and making them happy, which would you choose?
5. Which would you rather hear--the truth which will hurt, or the comforting lie?
Copy and paste to your own journal, then reply to this post with a link to your answers.
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Old sets that were used have been deleted, so please feel free to suggest some more! Remember that we rely on you, our members, to help keep the community going.
08:53 pm - Jeremiah 18
1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
2 Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.
3 Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.
4 And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.
5 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
6 O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the Lord. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.
7 At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;
8 If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
9 And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;
10 If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.
11 Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good.
12 And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.
13 Therefore thus saith the Lord; Ask ye now among the heathen, who hath heard such things: the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.
14 Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken?
15 Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up;
16 To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.
17 I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
18 Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
19 Give heed to me, O Lord, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
20 Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.
21 Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.
22 Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
23 Yet, Lord, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thine anger.
I didn't put this one behind a cut, because so much of it is so wonderful. Well, all the Bible is wonderful-just some of it is hard.
08:51 pm
Note to self: When kids need antibiotics, go pick them up right away - to avoid today's issues and to be a Good, not BAD, mommy. *sigh* I'm sorry.
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